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Sebastian Vettel will be forced to justify his ‘stupid’ actions to Red Bull after taking first place ahead of team-mate Mark Webber in a bad-tempered Malaysian Grand Prix.

The triple world champion claimed the chequered flag after bypassing the Australian in a tense wheel-to-wheel battle with 13 laps to go, despite being told by Red Bull chiefs to hold his position in second.

Team boss Christian Horner was overheard on the radio telling Vettel that he was being ‘stupid’ for trying so intensely to overtake his team-mate, who had to settle for a runners-up spot ahead of Lewis Hamilton.

The German, who now leads the championship by 11 points after today’s win, was then told after the race by his engineer: ‘Good job, Seb. Looks like you wanted it bad enough. Still, you’ve got some explaining to do.’